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Police are hunting for a man who left a suitcase believed to contain human remains on Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. Officers were alerted to reports of a man seen acting suspiciously on the bridge just before midnight on Wednesday. They arrived at the scene within 10 minutes – but the man had vanished, leaving

England have reached the final of the Euros for the second time in a row after beating the Netherlands 2 – 1 in Dortmund. A last gasp goal from substitute Ollie Watkins secured victory for England in dramatic fashion minutes after Bukayo Saka had an effort ruled offside. England had survived a scare in the

A manhunt has been launched after three women were murdered in Hertfordshire. Police said they are urgently trying to find 26-year-old Kyle Clifford who is wanted in connection with the incident. Officers were called to a property in Ashlyn Close, Bushey, just before 7pm on Tuesday. They found three women – believed to be related

Sir Keir Starmer will tell NATO allies that the UK has a “cast iron commitment” to lifting the UK’s defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, but is refusing to honour this pledge in his first term in government. The new Labour prime minister said en route to his first international summit since his landslide election

For most, the summer weather so far has been disappointing, often feeling like autumn. Wimbledon has blamed the “terrible” weather for low attendance figures and outdoor attractions and tourism destinations have been left counting the cost. It’s all down to the jet stream, a ribbon of air high up in the atmosphere, which has been

Radio 2 DJ Steve Wright died from a ruptured ulcer in his stomach, his death certificate says. The veteran BBC radio broadcaster, who was one of the most familiar voices on the airwaves in the UK, died at the age of 69 in February. The causes of death were acute peritonitis and a perforated gastric

Three weeks on from the disappearance of British teenager Jay Slater, life on the island of Tenerife has almost returned to normal. The main strip, Veronicas, in Playa de las Americas was packed with groups of young British holidaymakers on Sunday night with heavy drinking and open drug use on clear display in the neon-lit

Labour is already working to build closer ties with the European Union, Sir Keir Starmer has said as he continues his tour of the UK. The new prime minister has been on a visit to Scotland today where he has met with both the leader of Scottish Labour Anas Sarwar and First Minister John Swinney.

Former Tory cabinet minister Nadhim Zahawi has said the public was “right” to vote his party out of government, adding that now was the time to “regroup”. Mr Zahawi, who stepped down ahead of the general election, told Sky News’ Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips the results last week were “pretty catastrophic” for the Conservatives.

England are through to the Euro 2024 semi-finals after beating Switzerland on penalties. The tense game ended 1-1 after extra-time, with both sides unable to break the deadlock. England then faced a penalty shootout without their captain and de facto penalty taker Harry Kane, who had been replaced by Ivan Toney in the second half

The new prime minister has announced he will be visiting all four nations of the UK from tomorrow. Sir Keir Starmer confirmed he will travel to Scotland first before heading to Northern Ireland, Wales and back to England. During a news conference from Downing Street, he also said “mission delivery” boards will be established to

Rishi Sunak has resigned as leader of the Conservative Party after Labour won a landslide in the general election, saying “I am sorry”. Mr Sunak said he would not leave his role immediately. “I would like to say, first and foremost, I am sorry. I have given this job my all,” he said on the

Labour have won a landslide victory in the general election, ending 14 years of Conservative rule, the exit poll suggests. Sir Keir Starmer’s party looks set to secure victory with an estimated overall majority of 170 seats, according to the poll by Ipsos UK for Sky News/BBC/ITV News. Follow general election results live The poll

A teacher found guilty of having sex with two schoolboys broke down in tears as she was jailed for six and a half years. Rebecca Joynes, 30, groomed her victims from the age of 15 and had a child with one of the teenagers, Manchester Crown Court heard. Jurors heard Joynes joined their high school

The mother of missing Jay Slater says she and her family are “absolutely devastated” about the teenager’s disappearance. The 19-year-old, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, disappeared on 17 June after setting off to walk back to his accommodation while on holiday in Tenerife. Speaking 15 days on from her son’s disappearance in Tenerife, Debbie Duncan made

Since the prime minister stood in the rain to announce a surprise July election, six weeks have flashed/dragged by. “Change” has been the buzzword. In this case, “change from the Conservatives“. If ever there was a protest election, this is it. Labour‘s campaign has centred on them not being the Conservatives. Policy details are hazy

Sir Keir Starmer will chair his first cabinet as prime minister this morning following a historic election victory for Labour. The new prime minister appointed his top team on Friday afternoon, making very few changes to the shadow cabinet that existed before the election. Follow general election fallout live Rachel Reeves is the new chancellor

Millions of people across the UK will head to the polls today to vote in the general election. A total of 650 parliamentary constituencies are being contested in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, with polling stations open from 7am until 10pm. Find more details of what you can expect here There are around 40,000

Sir Andy Murray has announced he will not be competing in this year’s Wimbledon men’s singles tournament but still hopes to play in the men’s doubles His team said in a statement: “Unfortunately, despite working incredibly hard on his recovery since his operation just over a week ago, Andy has taken the very difficult decision

A volunteer who flew out to Tenerife to help try to find missing Jay Slater has dismissed the final police search for the British teenager as a “massive PR thing”. Paul Arnott, who has been sharing clips of his own search effort on TikTok, told Sky News last week that he flew out to Tenerife